MUSIC TOUR
This was an enjoyable time, I was searching for my own visual language to express sounds. I asked a music conductor if I could walk among his orchestra during their practice session. ( there was some resistance to my presence, but I managed do some drawing of what I felt was about sound/music) Not only were the musicians practicing, but to my delight the choral singers were present. You will note that I have used mark making of gold paint around the singers to indicate that the music flowed slowly and beautifully and filled the place with a depth of sound. They were practicing Handel's Messiah for Easter. I chose strong color to indicate the richness of the sound.
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Practice session, 2002
Gouache /watercolour on hand made paper.
86x76cm framed
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Silver Suite, 2002
Gouache /watercolour on hand made paper.
83x102cm
[Purchase for $1400]
This was a work that came out of walking through the practice rehearsal.. the visual and the hearing combined in making art work about music. I wanted to express the slow moving sounds and the gentleness that mature age musicians are acutely aware of.
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Songs of the Wayfarer, 2002
Gouache /watercolour on hand made paper.
86x76cm framed
[Purchase for $950]
As I heard the music from the instruments my soul was transported and I painted this in responce.
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Sostennto te Deum Laudamus., 2002
Gouache /watercolour on hand made paper.
83x102cm, framed
[Purchase for $1200]
A summer evening in Adelaide's Elder Park-as I heard the music and song my soul was transported and I painted this in response.
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